The museum in Gentofte

The Øregård country house in Hellerup was built in about 1806 for merchant Johannes Søbøtker. The architect was French Master Builder Joseph Jacques Ramée. He came to Denmark in about 1800 and soon had the bourgeoisie eating out of his hand. Ramée also designed…

The Øregård country house in Hellerup was built in about 1806 for merchant Johannes Søbøtker. The architect was French Master Builder Joseph Jacques Ramée. He came to Denmark in about 1800 and soon had the bourgeoisie eating out of his hand. Ramée also designed Hellerupgård, which is closer to Copenhagen. But that has been demolished. Øregård was built in the middle of a park, which still remains but was re-landscaped in the 1920s. Municipal gardener Gudmund Nyeland Brandt was in charge of the project.